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iShares® COMEX® Gold Trust Begins Trading

Date 28/01/2005

iShares® COMEX® Gold Trust (ticker: IAU) began trading today on the American Stock Exchange. The trust is an exchange traded fund that provides a means of obtaining a level of participation in the gold market through the securities market. The trust shares are intended to constitute a means of making an investment similar to an investment in gold. Each trust share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in the trust's net assets which consist primarily of gold held by a custodian o
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 28/01/2005

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 1 February 2005, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodol
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 28/01/2005

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 7 February 2005 (Monday), 15 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and seven existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 236 after the revision. The securities to be added to the list of designated securitie
HKEx to Waive Custody Fees For Delisted Securities And Securities In Prolonged Trading Suspension

Date 28/01/2005

Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), will waive the stock custody fees for delisted securities and securities in prolonged trading suspension, effective 1 February 2005.
CBOT Fed Watch - January 28 Market Close

Date 28/01/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on February 1-2, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

ASX Proposed Equity Market Structural Reforms

Date 28/01/2005

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UK’s Financial Services Authority: Pace Micro Technology Fined £450,000 For Listing Rule Breaches

Date 27/01/2005

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Pace Micro Technology plc (Pace) £450,000 for breaches of the Listing Rules in January and February 2002. The FSA has found that Pace breached the Listing Rules because it failed to ensure its Interim Results Announcement on 8 January 2002 included all relevant information, when it did not reveal that its trade credit insurance, in respect of one of its largest customers, had been withdrawn. It also failed to update the market without
UK’s Financial Services Authority Consults On Capital Requirements Directive

Date 27/01/2005

The FSA has set out its proposals for key aspects of UK implementation of the EU Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) in a consultation paper (CP) issued today. The CRD is closely linked to the Revised Basel Framework agreed in June 2004. The aim of the CRD is to introduce a modern, risk-sensitive prudential framework for credit institutions and investment firms across the EU.
Thailand Securities Depository Ready For T+2 Clearing And Settlement Period By June 1, 2005

Date 27/01/2005

The President of the Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD), Mrs. Nongram Wongwanich, disclosed that the TSD Board of Directors has approved a new clearing and settlement period, to be reduced from the present T+3 to T+2, effective from June 1, 2005 onwards.
Royal Bank of Scotland Group IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices effective after the close of trading Monday, January 31, 2005: Royal Bank of Scotland Group (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0754783, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.95 to 1. This is following the sale of their entire holding by Banco Santander Central Hispano SA.